Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.87
Liaison Nurit Katz
Submission Date March 6, 2020

STARS v2.2

University of California, Los Angeles
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.36 / 5.00 David Karwaski
Manager, Planning & Policy
Transportation - Planning & Policy
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
40,700

Full-time equivalent of employees:
37,176

Part 1. Student commute modal split

Has the institution gathered data about student commuting behavior?:
Yes

Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
82.60

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
We collect a spring student survey every year. In 2019 we conducted the survey in May. We used a 20% random sample and received back 2,400 responses which represents roughly 5% of the entire student population.

Part 2. Employee commute modal split

Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
Yes

Total percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
50.30

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
We conduct an annual survey pursuant to AQMD standards. We take a 10% random sample of the employee population and collect responses until we achieve a roughly 90% survey response rate. The survey is typically conducted in the spring quarter, the same quarter as the student survey. For 2018 it was the week of April 9th.

Optional Fields 

Percentage of students and employees that use the following as their primary mode of transportation:
Percentage of students (0-100) Percentage of employees (0-100)
Single-occupancy vehicle 16 48.90
Zero-emissions vehicle --- ---
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 55.60 12.90
Vanpool or carpool 5.10 14.50
Public transport or campus shuttle 19.50 17
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped 1.40 0.50
Distance education / telecommute --- 2.70

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
---

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Contact:

Luchino Castagno,
lcastagno@ts.ucla.edu, 310-794-1403

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.